Holding means for strands and the like.



E. W. BEGHLER. HOLDING MEANS FOR STRANDS AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 19, 1914.

1,113,401. Patented 0ct.13, 1914.

WITNESSES: INVENTOR 0 ZTTORNEYS.

T HE NORRIS PETERS CO PHOTO-LITHUN WASHING TON. u. C.

UNITED sTATEs PAT N ()FFICE.

EDWARD w. BEGHLER, CIT-NEWARK, NEW JEns Y, Assre oR 0E ONE-THIRD 'ro HIM- sELE, AND ONE-THIRD 'ro CLAUDE r1. RIVERS A D ONE-THIRD TO HARRY-HOPKIN- soN, BOTH 0F ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY.

HOLDING MEANS. EoE s'ma ns AND rHE'LI E,

To all whom it may concern:

a a citizen of the United States and a resident of Newark, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Holding Means for Strands and the like, of which the following is, a specification. I

This inventionrelates to holding means for attaching a strand or strands at points along a suitable support or the like, the holding means being adaptedto be made in a strip or series of holding or binding units. The usesto which this holding means can be put are many and varied, but the particular object of the invention is the use of this holding means onthe drying frames that tanners use and in similar uses in which a cheap structure is desired, and one in which a series of'strands or a single strand looped at intervals on the frame can be quickly fastened thereto against 'accidental removal. The usual way of fastening hides to tanners, frames is to have the hide stretched within the frame and then secure cords or strands to the hide at places along its edge, and then tack the strands'or cords to the frame. This is slow, and besides it soon results in the covering of the surface with tacks, which makes it difiicult to find suitable places for tacking later 'on, and it also soon makes the frameso that it is useless'on account of its surface being'so covered, and a frame must then beprovided which is expensive in 'addition to the con-e stant supply of tacks necessary. Individual of separate binders or clamps have been used c on the edges of tanners frames and the like,

but these are more expensive than they. should be, and due to the strain coming alone on each unit, itis' soon either distorted or pulled loose on the frame.

My invention consists in having a strip formed into binding units whereby the strip can be supplied as such and then attached to the frame, the strips being supplied'ln any desired length, usually on a roll and can be fastened around the frame and then cut off so that, if necessary, one single strip can go around a frame and be utllized to hold --,the strandsthatattach the hide to the frame. I

Y Specification of Letters Patent.

loop, as will be evident.

the frame.

staples or .nails aremmoved' upas (close to 85 as the cords,

Patented Oct. 13, 1914.

Applicationfiledibruarylfi), 1914. Seria1No.819,747. p ,1

I Different forms and shapes of strips may i be used, although the round wire is preferred on account of its forming a smooth I surface against which the strandbears, the strlp being bent at separate points into the binding units which may be of anydesired I type, but I prefer to make them of the simple closed loop, the portions forming the closed loops beinggseparable where they itross, this separation being transversely of the. loopjso' that the strand canbe pulled andgsw ung into theloop, and when swung underneath an d into the loop with a little I pull itis seated between these crossed portions' of the loop, and givenfseveral sharp convolutions by itsbeing seated in this'portion of the loop, is held by this frictional contact. againstslipping. It will be evident..;

that a single strand can'be used in the loops .70 going from one loop to the other, and betweenthe loops being attached to the hide,

or single strandscan be attached at separate l points on the hide and'each ofthem can be;

individually fastenedin a binding means or I c The strip isso constructed that the parts o-fthestrip between the loopsare adapted tobe fastened to the support, such as the frame, in a manner to prevent successive uses of theloopsgradually distorting the e bending them or pulling them away, especially at thebottom, too far from The fastening" means, such as the holding units", or loops as possible so as to hold the loops tight against the frame,

butnot too close to interfere with the slight transverse separation of the parts. of, the, loop that do the bindingof thestrand. The

binding means are disposed usuallyby driv ing them well into the frame so "as notto proje t far enough to allow the strands, such to catch on them andinterferej with the. quick and smooth manipulation of 9 5 the strands in attaching them to the holding units. f The invention is subjectto manychanges and slight modifications in form, but for the purposes of. illustratingmy. invention I show oneembodiment in the drawing, the drawing illustrating a strip made of wire.

In said drawing, Figurel is a face view of a portion of a frame showing the corner thereof, with a form of my improved holding means secured thereto. Fig. 2 is a face view of a portion of the strip illustrating it on a larger scale and showing one of the loops more in detail. Fig. 3 is a section on line 3, 3, in Fig. 2.

In the drawing the support illustrated comprises the rails or bars 10 of a frame which can be assumed to be a tanners frame for the stretching of a hide between the sides of the frame. The strip that I have devised is somewhat flexible and is supplied as a strip and can be fastened at intervals to the frame, and is formed to hold a strand or cord at intervals along the strip. This can be done in a number of ways, but in the drawing I show the strand formed into a series of loops which are closed loops, and.

while it is not essential for easy manufae ture I prefer to make them duplicates of each other so that the strip from which the loopsare bent can be subjected to successive operations of a similar nature so the cost of manufacture.

In the drawing I show a round wire, althoughthe cross-sectional form of the wire is not particular, the wire being formed into the closed loops 11, the portions 12 and 13 as to reduce of the loopbeing separable to some extent transversely, and by transversely I mean away from each other substantially. parallel with the axis of the loop, the portion 13 projecting from the loop as at 14: and being bent as at 15 and then projecting tangentially to theloop 11 as shown at 16, the portion'16 then merging and being tangential to the portion 12 of the next succeeding loop. This strip can be secured to the support,

such as the rails 10, in any convenient ma n- 1 nor and at any convenient place, but in the form I have shown I securethe strip by staples 17 which can be short staples as shown in Fig. 3, or they can extend through I the rail 10 and can olench or bend over on the other side to insure their not being withdrawn from the rail or frame 10. The most desirable place to fasten the strip is at the points a and Z) shown more clearly in a, these places being at nearly diametrically opposite points of the closed loop so that the loop is held well down against the frame andis' secured against being bent out of form and is also held against having its "lower portion of the loop,

that is, what might be called its free end 18, pulled up and away from the frame by successive insertions of the'cord or strand.

When the hide is to be placed on the frameit is laid within the frameand suitable. toggles or clasps are fastenedto the hide, or the'strands can be fastened to the hide in any other manner, and the portions of the strand are successively taken by the workmen and with a strong pull and a quick turn around and underneath a loop, the strand l9 quickly caught into place. There is no tacking operation necessary and the strand is automatically gripped by the parts 12 and 13 of the loop and held in the position shown in Fig. 2. This same strand, or the next succeeding strand, whichever happens to be attached to the hide, can then be grasped and caught under the most convenient loop to it, the loops or holding units being arranged at rather close intervals so that the strain on the hide can be equalized and wrinkles eliminated by a judicious fastening of the strands at the edgeof the hide, sincethe strands can be secured at various angles on account of the great number of holding unitsv that are available.

1 This strip forms a very economical and convenient, means of attaching strands to frames of this kind, and is adapted to be used in a multitude of situations and instances, and I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to its use on tanners frames, and while it is described particularly as applied totanners frames it is for the purpose of making the description more clear and making 1t obvious how the holding units can be utilized.

It will be evident from the lower left hand co-rnerof'Fig. 1 that the strip can be passedgfrom one portion of a frame to another ,without cutting it 011', the connecting portions between the loops forming means for permitting the bending of the strip in the new direction.

Having'thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A holding means for strands and the like consisting of a single strip of material bent at intervals so as to form a series of closed loops. the parts forming the loops being separable transversely to permit the introduction and the holding of a strand in the loop, the portion of the strip between the strands forming spaces to permit the attachment of the strip to a support.

2. A holding means for strands and the like comprising a strip of material bent at intervals to form closed loops, the parts forming the loops being separable transversely from each other to permit the insertion and holding of a strand in the loop, the portions of the strip between the loops being bent so as to be tangential to opposite sides of the loops.

3. A strip for holding strands on tanners frames and the like consisting of a wire bent into a series of closed loops which occur at intervals in the wire, the wire at one side of a loop being bent substantially at rightangles and then extending to the next loop I have hereto set my hand this 5th (lay of so as to be tangential to said last mentioned February, 1914. loop whereby the loops are connected by a series of substantially tangential portions 5 which are also substantially parallel to each Witnesses:

other. M. A. JOHNSON,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, H. TRAUTVETTER.

EDWARD W. BECHLER.

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